Yi Il

Timeline

1. 1560–1591Chungcheong Province · Chungcheong ProvinceHeld posts including bingma shi (military commissioner) and provincial commander, based in Chungcheong Province, accumulating rich experience in border defense and bandit suppression before the war.
2. 1592–1598Chungju · Chungcheong ProvinceAfter the war broke out, organized coordination of righteous volunteers and government troops, repeatedly defeating Japanese forces in Chungcheong Province and elsewhere, cooperating with generals like Gwon Yul, becoming an important commander on the central front.
3. 1600–1601Hanseong (royal capital) · Gyeonggi ProvinceAfter the war received court honors, participated in consultations on military reform; died around 1601, posthumously named Chungmu, one of the famous generals of the Imjin War.